Care home · Chard
Yew Tree Cottage Residential Home
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- Hornsbury Hill, Chard, TA20 3DB
- Run by
- Ambridge Estates Limited
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 7 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- November 2010 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Sarah-Jane Ambridge
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2007 (19 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06203744)
- Last CQC check
- 20 May 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,370–£1,680 a week for residential care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-106260372
The service in brief
Yew Tree Cottage Residential Home is a CQC-registered residential care home in Chard, run by Ambridge Estates Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, including people living with dementia.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (May 2026). It is one of 9 CQC-registered care homes in and around Chard; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The inspection, summarised
- Yew Tree Cottage Residential Home provides accommodation with personal care and support to up to 7 older people.
- At the time of this assessment there were 4 people living at the home.
- At our last comprehensive assessment, published 10 January 2020, we rated this service as good.
- People said they felt safe living at the home and knew who to speak to if they had any concerns.
Inspected 2 February 2021; report published 24 February 2021; supporting 4 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Reading Yew Tree Cottage Residential Home's CQC ratings
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 155 of the 185 other care homes in Somerset that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 75% and its lowest is Well-led at 75%, averaging 75% overall.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe75% score162 of 186 in Somerset
- Effective75% score171 of 186 in Somerset
- Caring75% score171 of 186 in Somerset
- Responsive75% score164 of 186 in Somerset
- Well-led75% score156 of 186 in Somerset
CQC key question ratings, published 20 May 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Somerset share it.
How the scores break down
CQC now scores each area it inspects from 1 to 4 against a set of "quality statements", and turns those into a percentage for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Yew Tree Cottage Residential Home scores 75%.
Safe 75%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 75%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 75%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 75%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 75%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
Key: 4 = exceptional, 3 = good, 2 = some shortfalls, 1 = significant shortfalls. Source: CQC, assessed 25 February 2026, published 20 May 2026, Open Government Licence. Unscored statements weren't reviewed this time and keep their previous result.
Ratings over time
- Apr 2016
- May 2017
- Jan 2020
- Feb 2021
- May 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 24 February 2021
- CQC inspection report 10 January 2020
- CQC inspection report 20 May 2017
- CQC inspection report 14 April 2016
- Inspection report 5 June 2014
- Inspection report 20 November 2013
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 9 February 2024 by Somerset. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Yew Tree Cottage Residential Home (Ambridge Estates Ltd)"). Open Government Licence.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Chard North
- Council
- Somerset Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Yeovil
- NHS planning area
- NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban · further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in TA20 (9)
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 430 m (5 min walk) · 2 stops within 600 m
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
Registered specialisms
Taken from its CQC registration.
Track record
CQC registration dates from November 2010, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2016–2026), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
There are 6 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 24 February 2021.
The registered provider
Yew Tree Cottage Residential Home is run by Ambridge Estates Limited (company 06203744), incorporated in 2007, 3 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care.
Choice nearby
There are 9 other care homes within 3 miles, 6 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Gillingham Grange, under 0.5 miles away.
Its rating is more recent than any of the 10 nearest rated care homes.
It sits in Chard North ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Somerset ICB.
Few everyday amenities are within a short walk, so visitors will mostly come by car; the nearest bus stop is under 0.5 miles away.
Costs to expect
We estimate Yew Tree Cottage Residential Home at £1,370–£1,680 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £71k–£87k.
Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Somerset Council for a free care needs assessment.
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Frequently asked about Yew Tree Cottage Residential Home
- When was Yew Tree Cottage Residential Home last inspected?
- 20 May 2026 is when the current rating was published. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Is Yew Tree Cottage Residential Home registered for dementia care?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- Is Yew Tree Cottage Residential Home regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-106260372 and was rated Good overall in May 2026.
- Where is Yew Tree Cottage Residential Home based?
- It is at Hornsbury Hill, Chard, TA20 3DB.
- What kind of care can Yew Tree Cottage Residential Home offer?
- CQC lists Yew Tree Cottage Residential Home under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Is Yew Tree Cottage Residential Home rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- What are Yew Tree Cottage Residential Home's fees?
- No fee list from Yew Tree Cottage Residential Home has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,349 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South West). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Who runs Yew Tree Cottage Residential Home?
- Ambridge Estates Limited is the registered provider for Yew Tree Cottage Residential Home.
- How many residents can Yew Tree Cottage Residential Home take?
- Yew Tree Cottage Residential Home is registered for up to 7 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
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